Formula 1 for women: good idea or not?

Posted on 03-04-2015 20:08 by JordyS – 61 Comments”

Bernie Ecclestone has once again a controversial proefbalonnetje embarrassed: a new Formula 1 class, but especially for women.

You can use the large (in a figurative sense at least) Formula 1 boss of a lot of blame, but a lack of creativity, he has not in the least. The sprinkler along the course and the medals were never there, but is his idea for an F1 class for women still viable? His statements were in each case again the necessary ingredient shortly.

Let’s start with the reaction of the FIA, because the international autosportfederatie see something in the idea of the Formula 1-grandpa. Former rallycoureur Michele Mouton is within the FIA is responsible for the Commission for Women in Motorsport and takes the plans of Eccleston seriously. “I believe that men and women on the same level need to be active. But on the other hand: there are only three sports where men and women compete against each other and the racing there is one of them. I therefore think that we serious research into these plans, and should do.”

So We know what the ‘bobo’s’ of the concept, but how to think fast ladies about it? Lotus F1 test driver Carmen Jorda for. “Sponsors do not believe that women can be successful in Formula 1. Therefore, I think a Formula 1 standings for women is a good idea.” Therein, she is still the only one, because F1-colleague Susie Wolff and Formula 3 racer Tatiana Calderon are vehemently against the plans.

Calderon showed, for example, through the use of Twitter to know that such a class is absolutely unnecessary, because women are indeed able to at the very highest level of racing. “Once the visor goes down, we’re all racing drivers,” said the Colombian. Wolff is still something to know any more surely then: “I don’t want to win races as there are only women participate, because what is that for? I see nothing at all.”